silver pearlfish

Encheliophis homei

Nineteen Centimeters Carapid Fish of Taiwanese Waters

silver pearlfish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 19 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Encheliophis
Maximum length: 19 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the east coast of Africa (Ref. 583 ) to the Society Islands (Ref. 9710 ), as far north as Taiwan, but not Hawaii, and probably south to Tasmania.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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